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New Pornographers? someone's gonna get an email. -- nm - loosilu Aug 2, 13:30 1
- What about them? (I never really knew them before this album, but I'm loving it) - Subversive Aug 2, 13:38
are banks required to provide blind or visually impaired clients large print statements? -- nm - Zeitgeist Aug 2, 13:26 4
- If they did the small print would still only be regular size... -- nm - Loyola Aug 2, 13:38
- *charges the visually impaired a huge fee* -- nm - Bank Aug 2, 13:36
- Doesn't sound like it. For instance, this page lists service organizations. One of them converts bank statements to large print. - mara Aug 2, 13:33
- I believe they do, but not necessarily printed. They could provide online statements that can be zoomed if I understand correctly. - oblique Aug 2, 13:28
The Rock's co-stars for The Other Guys to host Raw tonight...Ferral and Wahlberg. -- nm - Remlik Aug 2, 13:20 5
- Are we expecting a Rock appearance? -- nm - pmb Aug 2, 13:20 4
  - no word. Probably not till his movie Faster comes out. He's the star of that one. Him and Jackson are not the stars of The Other Guys. -- nm - Remlik Aug 2, 13:22 3
    - He had said that he wanted to come back and do something special -- nm - eag Aug 2, 13:31
    - ... which is regrettable ... we need more Shaft and Rock ! -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Aug 2, 13:23 1
      - They'd be terrific on Raw together. -- nm - Remlik Aug 2, 13:38
Volvo now owned by the Chinese; -- (link) - Loyola Aug 2, 13:19 1
- That's fine by me, so long as they keep the brand alive. -- nm - Mop (222 lbs) Aug 2, 13:32
StarCraft 2 is melting people's machines? -- (link) - Qale Aug 2, 13:13 19
- someone screwed the pooch on the testing. -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 2, 13:18 13
  - As the note notes, if cooling is insufficient. Basically the people's systems can't handle their hardware running at higher temps - oblique Aug 2, 13:20 12
    - I've never game tested but I sort of surprised they didn't catch it during hardware testing. -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 2, 13:22 11
      - It's not a problem for properly cooled hardware (which I'm sure most people have). It's only people that don't have their systems set up right - oblique Aug 2, 13:24 6
        
        If a menu's running a system hot...that doesn't speak well of the game - Will Hunting Aug 2, 13:29 2
        
        to clarify, I'm guessing that there's a bottleneck in the graphics processing of other scenes that doesn't let component X run at 100% - oblique Aug 2, 13:32
        
        oddly, it's because it's so simple that it comes up. If I can render a complex screen at 30fps and a simple one at 1000, guess which one taxes the - oblique Aug 2, 13:30
        
        hmm...DQ Blizzards... -- nm - Diva Aug 2, 13:28
        
        so they didn't test it on older or improperly configured systems? - Mel Profit Aug 2, 13:27 1
        
        Given the system requirements, I'd guess that most are fairly new and given that it's a game, most testing was probably done with people with - oblique Aug 2, 13:29
      - Other versions of the same story say it was present during Beta as well. I would think not capping a frame rate would qualify as a software bug. -- nm - Qale Aug 2, 13:23 3
        
        The cap is their way of working around idiots :) -- nm - oblique Aug 2, 13:24 2
        
        I'm fairly sure my computer doesn't even meet miniminumumimum requirements. -- nm - Qale Aug 2, 13:28 1
        
        Nope. I don't have the CPU or Graphics Power. -- nm - Qale Aug 2, 13:34
- wait, the *menus* are doing this? -- nm - Reagen Aug 2, 13:15 2
  - Yah apparently they didn't limit the Vsync or something like that. -- nm - Qale Aug 2, 13:19
  - The game actually starts a nuclear fusion -- nm - Guigue Aug 2, 13:17
- Mine is barely getting softer - Guigue Aug 2, 13:15
- damn Zergs. -- nm - Reagen Aug 2, 13:14
ST Decide My Line-up. I'm going to Lollapalooza Friday and Saturday. Who should I see? -- (link) - ty97 Aug 2, 13:12 38
- Black Keys, Devo, Raphael Saadiq, Spoon, Metric, Morning Benders, New Pornographers. -- nm - Callisto Aug 2, 13:20 1
  - Black Keys are quite good -- nm - Remlik Aug 2, 13:37
- Number of bands on the list I recognize: 3 - oblique Aug 2, 13:18 9
  - Come on. Really? Even if you don't go to the newer acts (other than Lady Gaga), there are several long established commercial names. - pmb Aug 2, 13:31 2
    - Sorry. I didn't realize there were other pages. I was just looking at the one -- nm - oblique Aug 2, 13:33 1
      - Revised number: 11 -- nm - oblique Aug 2, 13:34
  - Number I've seen before: 7 -- nm - ty97 Aug 2, 13:24
  - 2 for me. -- nm - Loyola Aug 2, 13:18 3
    - Gaga and Devo? -- nm - oblique Aug 2, 13:21 2
      - Gaga and the Strokes actually. -- nm - Loyola Aug 2, 13:24 1
        
        Whip It! -- nm - oblique Aug 2, 13:24
  - I at least made it to four, but still feel extremely old now. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Aug 2, 13:18
- Bah. Son of a Bad Man is playing Sunday morning. I'd explode trying to make a schedule here. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 2, 13:17 1
  - I hate that I'm missing Sunday, but it helps me avoid some tough choices. Sunday's line-up is killer. -- nm - ty97 Aug 2, 13:25
- Kaskade if you like dance/trance. -- nm - Qale Aug 2, 13:17
- On Friday: Ed Kowalcyzk, The New Pornographers, Matt & Kim, Black Keys, Jimmy Cliff, The Strokes - Don Homer Aug 2, 13:16 2
  - On Saturday: xx, Metric, Spoon, Phoenix. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 2, 13:18 1
    - I like xx, but I've heard so many people say they suck live. -- nm - Callisto Aug 2, 13:20
- Fri: B.o.B., School of Rock, The Walkmen, Raphael Saadiq, Drive-By Truckers, Dirty Projectors, Black Keys, Chromeo, Gaga (I guess) -- nm - TFox Aug 2, 13:15 17
  - "Ed Kowalcyk? Ah, fuck it, give him 15 minutes." -- nm - Reagen Aug 2, 13:20
  - Sat: sleep in, hit the Bud/Playstation stage by 2:00 and never leave. -- nm - TFox Aug 2, 13:16 15
    - (with a quick shout out to Deer Tick, who are from RI and very very awesome.) -- nm - TFox Aug 2, 13:17 14
      - Looks like Ty skipped the day Soundgarden will be there. I don't think we can talk to him any more. -- nm - con_carne Aug 2, 13:19 13
        
        Not my choice. I have to fly to Venezuela that day for work. -- nm - ty97 Aug 2, 13:22 1
        
        Of course you do, what was I thinking? ;-) -- nm - con_carne Aug 2, 13:27
        
        Sunday has a couple tough choices later in the day. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 2, 13:20 10
        
        I like the choice between the Wolfmother/Cypress/Soundgarden set or MGMT/National/Arcade Fire. - TFox Aug 2, 13:21 9
        
        Good lord. The National is my favorite but Soundgarden is like my old favorite. - Callisto Aug 2, 13:23 8
        
        You could mix and match and go Wolfmother/National/Soundgarden... - TFox Aug 2, 13:24
        
        I like a couple MGMT songs (and love Electric Feel), but I could see them really sucking live. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 2, 13:23 6
        
        gah. And now freaking Electric Feel is in my head. - Callisto Aug 2, 13:26
        
        I like their Stones-ripping-off a lot more than their Bowie-ripping-off. -- nm - Reagen Aug 2, 13:24 4
        
        Me too. Their Bowie-ripping-off is seriously awful. - Callisto Aug 2, 13:25 3
        
        How about Hall & Oates, Hallraiser? -- nm - David Aug 2, 13:26 2
        
        They don't rip off Hall and Oates, silly. - Callisto Aug 2, 13:27 1
        
        You are such a nerd. -- nm - David Aug 2, 13:37
- The Strokes. And, see Devo. They won't disappoint. -- nm - con_carne Aug 2, 13:15
- Ooh, New Pornographers. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Aug 2, 13:14
Riot police in France seemingly unaware a camera was on them; -- (link) - Loyola Aug 2, 13:10 3
- Did they break out into dance? -- nm - Mop (222 lbs) Aug 2, 13:33
- I don't know, if protestors are resisting arrest and refusing to even stand up how exactly are police expected to take them away? -- nm - Ender Aug 2, 13:21
- They are confused by their name. -- nm - Black Rabbit Aug 2, 13:12
NPR has most of the Newport Folk Festival performances for download or to stream on their website here. -- (link) - TFox Aug 2, 13:10
I just watched an at bat featuring "a couple of struggling young players" named Kenny Lofton and John Smoltz. - David Aug 2, 13:09 3
- Amazing how Kenny Lofton went from basketball in college to baseball in the pros -- (link) - budice Aug 2, 13:17 2
  - Yeah, they actually commented on that. He was only a couple of years removed from the Final Four at the time. -- nm - David Aug 2, 13:18 1
    - Final Four team he was on had Steve Kerr Sean Elliott and others. I was attending High School in Tucson at the time. -- nm - budice Aug 2, 13:22
Set your TiVos, everyone. Tennessee Gubernatorial candidate Basil Marceaux to guest on Jimmy Kimmel tonight. - Callisto Aug 2, 13:09 2
- That's Basil Marceaux dot com, to you. -- nm - Reagen Aug 2, 13:13
- *piggybacks on this* And the Pretenders in concert at 10pm on PBS stations -- nm - con_carne Aug 2, 13:11
groiny, i can log into cc, but i cannot see troop #s or owwership - tRuBeRrY Aug 2, 13:04 5
- clearly you need a better phone. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 2, 13:06 4
  - if you want to buy me one, go for it - tRuBeRrY Aug 2, 13:13 2
    - sorry man, I am up to my ass in basement repair costs right now. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 2, 13:16 1
      - ok i tried to play -- nm - tRuBeRrY Aug 2, 13:25
  - this -- nm - Black Rabbit Aug 2, 13:07
Interesting. The story behind the Segway stroller lady -- (link) - oblique Aug 2, 13:03
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- Very cool! and he is going to Vegas - heh -- nm - Epiphany Aug 2, 13:21 1
  - there are going to be entire lines of chorus girls alternately crying and taking notes. -- nm - Diva Aug 2, 13:29
- yowsa! that's some ways away from cooking for Mongolian villagers! *andie* -- nm - Diva Aug 2, 13:15
- that's great -- nm - Andie Aug 2, 13:11
- Pollen! -- nm - Qale Aug 2, 13:04
- egg whites and fennel? pass. - TFox Aug 2, 13:03
- Awesome! - znufrii Aug 2, 13:03 1
  - the drink looks delish too... -- nm - znufrii Aug 2, 13:18
So my mid-life crisis(?) is continuing nicely. New haircut to match the diet and workout plan. New shoes. Belt. Meh. -- nm - Qale Aug 2, 13:00 8
- I think I know how old you are, and frankly, I'm giving you an NCIS smack in my mind right now -- nm - con_carne Aug 2, 13:03 1
  - Oh god, you mean I have to watch crappy procedural like NCIS too? -- nm - Qale Aug 2, 13:06
- Good man. -- nm - Loyola Aug 2, 13:02
- Your mid life crisis is you growing up? -- nm - Black Rabbit Aug 2, 13:01 4
  - Well since everyone else's is comprised of acting immaturely young, sure why not? -- nm - Qale Aug 2, 13:03 3
    - Mine was similar to yours. -- nm - Black Rabbit Aug 2, 13:04 2
      - I dunno. I just feel like some change is necessary even if it's still quite unfocused. -- nm - Qale Aug 2, 13:07 1
        
        Yeah, I have actually done that about four times in my life. -- nm - Black Rabbit Aug 2, 13:10
Night likes this, I wish that raindrops would fall. -- nm - David Aug 2, 12:59 2
- You think I am your love muffin? -- nm - Black Rabbit Aug 2, 13:00 1
  - Narf! -- nm - David Aug 2, 13:02
Mad Men last night - question - spoilerish - JenBro Aug 2, 12:50 7
- it clearly won't last - chuckles Aug 2, 13:24
- Virgins are hawt. - Dr.Vermin Aug 2, 12:52 5
  - the thing I found contradictory was ... - JenBro Aug 2, 12:53 4
    - *spoils* - Ender Aug 2, 13:00
    - Um - Reagen Aug 2, 12:57 1
      - oops - JenBro Aug 2, 13:06
    - Ooh, nice catch! - Dr.Vermin Aug 2, 12:57
well shooot - I guess I just missed the roll - how funny to see the Progressive TV commercial quoted - so I need a new good joke - anyone have any? -- nm - JenBro Aug 2, 12:49
I love Field of Dreams, but it's never made me cry. (nm) - musubi Aug 2, 12:49 27
- The first time I saw it, I drove straight home from the theater and called my dad. -- nm - David Aug 2, 13:00 4
  - "Stop crying, I didn't raise you to blubber like this. Good lord, did you have estrogen with your popcorn?" -- nm - David's Dad Aug 2, 13:04 3
    - *arches eyebrow* -- nm - David Aug 2, 13:06 2
      - "I mean, what's up, son?" -- nm - David's Dad Aug 2, 13:12 1
        
        You are my everything, papa! -- nm - David Aug 2, 13:13
- And this is relevevant to the list on B2 because?... ;-) -- nm - con_carne Aug 2, 12:57 14
  - Because Field of Dreams is #9 on the list. Do I need to draw you a flow chart? (nm) - musubi Aug 2, 12:58 13
    - I've never seen Field of Dreams. I do tend to enjoy baseball pics, though. -- nm - con_carne Aug 2, 12:59 7
      - It's one of the better baseball films. My faves: - musubi Aug 2, 13:03 5
        
        The Sandlot, dumb shit. -- nm - TFox Aug 2, 13:06 1
        
        Oh eff me. This is right. I stand corrected. Sandlot is top 5, for sure. (nm) - musubi Aug 2, 13:09
        
        No Natural? - Will Hunting Aug 2, 13:05 2
        
        This also probably deserves a spot in the top 5, but I wanted to shoe horn in LBL. - musubi Aug 2, 13:10
        
        word - Black Rabbit Aug 2, 13:07
      - Well, you have an assignment now. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 2, 13:01
    - I'd like to see you draw a flow chart just because. - Reagen Aug 2, 12:59 4
      - I almost said "Venn diagram", but didn't want to step on your turf. (nm) - musubi Aug 2, 13:00 3
        
        a Venn diagram would be innappropriate in this situation! -- nm - Reagen Aug 2, 13:01 2
        
        Give us a Venn diagram that shows it appopriate and inappropriate to draw Venn diagrams. -- nm - Inigo Aug 2, 13:06
        
        Heaven forbid. My flowchart will be epic. (nm) - musubi Aug 2, 13:04
- I'm a sucker for For the Love of the Game though - oblique Aug 2, 12:53 3
  - Ugh...... - Will Hunting Aug 2, 12:55 2
    - Clear the mechanism. -- nm - Black Rabbit Aug 2, 12:58 1
      - What disappoints me most there, is that there's a pretty solid movie mixed in. - Will Hunting Aug 2, 13:00
- I never thought it was that good. For love of the game and that one with Madonna were better films imo. -- nm - Loyola Aug 2, 12:52 1
  - Well, there's no crying in baseball. -- nm - loosilu Aug 2, 12:53
- I bawled my eyes out. - loosilu Aug 2, 12:51
There's no discount for agreeing with me. -- nm - con_carne Aug 2, 12:47

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